- Date
- August 1, 1969
- Place
- Banksville, NY · BANKSVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1431WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report March 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166855
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3262 69/8/1 BANKSVILLE,NY BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1612 TIME - 1110 N1431W PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 243 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANBURY,CONN BANKSVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- PLT STATED FUEL GAUGE READ 5 GALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1431W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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